additional beds to accommodate more people during this cold snap. and this afternoon, they sent out teams to homeless encampments throughout san jose to hand out 1,000 blankets. michael brennan is homeless and has rheumatoid arthritis. on cold nights he does whatever he can to stay at this ehc life builders shelter in san jose. >> i had to wear my thermals, you know, i had to wear my thermals and coat all the time. wore my hood. it's so cold out here. you know, it's, i mean, it hasn't been this cold in a long time. >> reporter: that bitter cold claims the lives of four homeless people in santa clara county. one of them was discovered in a garage. sadly, they may all have been p preventable deaths. this shelter in san jose wasn't even full last night, despite temperatures in the high 20s in some areas. tonight, the staff is preparing to increase a number of beds available from 50 to more than 100. ehc shelters in sunnyvale and

gilroy also plan to add more beds, but it still may not be enough. >> when people are homeless and we have over 7,000 people in this community that are homeless on any given night and we have extreme weather, the risk of death is high. and it's really not acceptable that we would lose people to the cold ore hypothermia in our community. >> reporter: this afternoon, outreach teams handed out 1,000 blaskts to people in homeless camps in the san jose area, but the big goal is to let people on the streets know they don't have to brave the cold snap. there is a warm bed waiting for them. the four that died were all men in their 40s and 50s. three of them were found in san jose. and one man was found in a garage in saratoga. reporti ining live in san jose, bay area news. >> thank you. here's a live look at palo alto, one of the many bay area cities bracing for a wet and very cold evening. meteorologist jeff ranieri is tracking the rain and possible snow headed our way?

>> yeah, we're peeling apart the layers. there's a lot going on over the next 24 hours. right now it is cold out here, as we've been mentioning. temperatures in the 40s for the most part. you mix that extremely cold air aloft in with this moisture moving in, and we're now getting reports of some low snow. right here across mt. hamilton, a few snow flurries earlier this evening in los gatos then also up into the north bay we've heard reports over the past hour and a half, some snow flurries across st. helena. the radar right now showing mainly rainfall. it wouldn't be out of the ordinary at this point with the cold air aloft to get a few more snow flurries. see here to the north in call stoeg ga there on highway 29, we've also had rain/snow mixing in as well. so the cold air is in place. the moisture is with us. it's only a matter of time before some of our higher elevations continue to add up this snow. winter weather advisory in effect through 10:00 a.m. for tomorrow. 2,500 feet. we could see snow that ranges anywhere from about 1 to 3 inches.

besides that low snow, we're tracking the heaviest rainfall across the peninsula. i'll have more on this coming up in 15 minutes. >> thank you, jeff. now let's get to the north bay where the rain is already falling. nbc bay area's stephanie chuang is in san rafael with a look at what that might mean. >> reporter: hi, good evening. there's a lot going on this weekend. one of the events in downtown san rafael is a run/walk event for the arthritis foundation. it's actually trying to spotlight kids who have arthritis. it's happening again here in downtown. so they're hoping people will come out despite the cold and send a strong message of support to those who can't walk out here themselves. meantime, businesses and other folks in san rafael having quite a range of reaction to this wet weather. >> storms continue to come, the customers will keep coming. >> reporter: 25 years after opening his shop, the rules are still the same. steve maryfield says the cold gets people thinking about skiing and snowboarding but what gets customers through the doors

is -- >> when it rains and snows this weekend, it's just going to be like flipping the switch. >> reporter: while freezing temps can heat up his business, for others it just means driving up payments. >> our bill has been so high it's like we're trying to catch up still. you know? >> my electricity bill goes from, like, an average of $300 to, like, $1,200 if i turn the heat on. >> reporter: jen says when she starts to complain, she thinks back to her childhood on the east coast. >> it rains in d.c., it ices in philadelphia, and it snows in new york. so we just constantly had ice storms so you'd, like, walk out your door and slide 20 feet down the sidewalk. >> reporter: sliding down a slope is exactly what maryfield is thinking about. he wants to do more than sell skis. he's bursting at the seams to use his own. >> guys, hold down the fort, i've got a meeting up in tahoe. >> reporter: back here live in downtown san rafael is where you're going to have the jingle

bell annual walk/run event hosted by the arthritis foundation, this sunday. san rafael expected to hit the low 30s tonight. maren county public health officer says there's an emergency protocol in place to keep close contact with the elderly, disabled, especially those on fixed income. if it hits 28 degrees or below for 3 consecutive days, the county will buy electric blankets and heaters and deliver those items to those who need it most. live in san rafael, nbc bay area news. on the other end of the spectrum, lots of people are on rush to get to the sierra this weekend. you're looking live at i-80 at emeryville where people are trying to go through all that slow commute to try to head up to the sierra. and here is highway 89 just outside tahoe city in the sierra. this is what it looked like around 4:30 this afternoon. the north shore expected to get anywhere from 1 to 2 feet of new snow by tomorrow.

the south shore could get up to a foot of new powder. we invite you to send us your pictures of the weather this weekend. go to nbcbayarea.com and click on the send pics button at the top right of the screen or e-mail it to us directly at isee@nbcbayarea.com. again, isee@nbcbayarea.com. now to the latest on another developing story, a new twist into the investigation into an alleged gang rape of two teen girls by three teenage boys in contra costa county. it started at wildcat canyon regional park in richmond last night where officers say three boys gave the girls alcohol, waited until they passed out and allegedly attacked them. nbc bay area's jodi hernandez joins us live from that richmond park with the latest. jodi, a critical announce from the d.a. in the last two hours. >> reporter: jessica, police tell us that the three teenage suspects will likely be set free sometime this evening, pending lab results. apparently the district

attorney's office needs more time before they decide whether or not to file charges. meanwhile, police say the alleged attack that those two girls endured out here at this park is really tough to believe. >> this is a traumatic attack on these two young women, and it was, you know, occurred and they're there with acquaintances and not expecting or want anything like this to happen and it did. >> reporter: lieutenant john king describes the attack h he sa say took place at the wildcat canyon regional park in richmond last friday night. the girls ages 14 and 17 went to the park to hang out with three teenage boys who supplied them with alcohol. >> we're not quite sure how it happened, but the girls somehow passed out, and when they woke up in the morning of the 30th, they discovered they had been sexually assaulted. >> reporter: police arrested the three boys at their schools. kennedy high and the city's continuation high school on

wednesday. they say the boys could face gang rape and other charges. >> this was a parent's worst nightmare for a mother or father to hear their daughter has been, you know, attacked in this manner. or even for a parent to hear that their son was party to such an action. >> reporter: reverend andre shumake with the richmond improvement association says it's hard to hear of yet another sexual assault case involving teenagers. especially on the heels of the 2009 gang rape of a richmond high school girl. >> we have to start making it clear to men, to men, you just can't come have your way with a woman. or a girl. >> reporter: police say the victims are holding up the best they can, in addition to the sexual assault, investigators say they suffered scrapes, contusions, and even a broken nose. >> they've been through just a traumatic event, and these are two very strong young women, and they are -- they're recover and

they're doing their very best. >> reporter: now, police tell me that the two girls very much want the three teenage suspects to be prosecuted, but, again, they say the district attorney's office has decided not to file charges today, pending lab results. we're told those results could take weeks to come back. reporting live in richmond, jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, jodi. breaking news out of north korea now. there are numerous reports circulating now that the 85-year-old palo alto man who's been detained in north korea for six weeks now has just been released. according to the "associated press" and "reuters" north korea says it has deported merill, newman, a veteran of the north korean war. newman has been held there since a visit to the region back on october 26th. now, there was video that surfaced of him making a confession about his involvement while he was in north korea during the korean war. pyongyang had accused newman of

being a criminal and a mastermind of espionage. right now the newman family is not officially commenting on whether he has been released, but we are hearing both by "reuters" and the "associated press" that the 85-year-old palo alto man has been deported from north korea. and new at 6:00 tonight, failing at crisis communications. a bay area expert says san jose state university is dropping the ball in communicating with the public about the racial tensions on campus. most of the president's communication over the past few weeks has been by e-mail. nbc bay area's damian trujillo is on the campus. one expert says the president needs to get in front of the cameras now. damian? >> reporter: well, you know, diane, this is the latest e-mail announcing the latest fact-finding efforts and a special task force that the president has appointed. but our expert says these kinds of messages are the last thing you need during crisis communications. hundreds of answerry students marched on the san jose state

campus 2 1/2 weeks ago. four of their white schoolmates are charged with hate crimes and battery after allegedly assaulting, bullying, and racially tormenting their lone black roommate. and in the days after the arrests, this is a lone public statement made on the stage by university president. it came five days after the arrests. >> we failed all of our students. >> reporter: the rest of his messages to the campus have come via e-mail. >> that's the public relations mistake that he's making at this moment. >> reporter: brenda bulger runs pox digital and wonders who was advising the president in publicly handling it. the president denied our numerous requests for an on-camera interview, even today. >> e-mail doesn't work because people want to be in touch with a human being. they don't want to be in touch with an e-mail message. they want to see the person's eyes, look at their face, read

their body language. >> reporter: bulger gives the president props for bringing in a fact-finding expert and for appointing a task force to make recommendations. that task force will be chaired by former superior court judge ladoris cordell. >> this task force has to make meaningful recommendations and meaningful meaning that the university take seriously and hopefully will implement. >> reporter: cordell doesn't know yet who else will be on her task force, but she does know it will include at least one student, and she warns the administration about how it handles the fact finders report. due on january 31st. >>ndependent fact finding that will be immediately made public, and it's my view that that fact-finding report should have no edits, no redactions and should be made public and put online. that's for the credibility of the whole fact-finding process. >> reporter: and in the meantime, says bulger, get in not of a camera and talk to your students. judge cordell is doing this pro

bono. she says she will involve students from every race and gender to give their input and she expects to have a full report to the president within 90 days. we're live at the campus of san jose state, damian trujillo, nbc bay area news. ahead at 6:00, the undercover operation at this weekend's 49ers game at candlestick. mourning the loss of a world leader. remembering nelson mandela and locally how his work inspired a movement. i'm scott budman. local job growth leading to new construction projects. we'll have that story just ahead. good evening, i'm jeff ranieri. we're tracking low snow across the bay area. coming up, who has had reports of snow flurries and how low it might go in just a few minutes.

if you're looking for a job, hiring is up, layoffs are down. business and tech reporter scott budman is in san jose tonight to

show us why that's good news for a whole lot of businesses. scott? >> reporter: yeah, it is, diane. good evening. we talk about growth in the tech sector. while that is good for those businesses, it's also good for construction business which is getting a big jolt these days after a long dry spell. business is good for zazzle. the san jose online retailer recently opened its second giant manufacturing facility here, hiring 800 new people to run it. >> we grew so much and decided to expand our footprint. >> reporter: giving the local economy a boost in the process. >> there are a lot of other satellite businesses that depend on us growing, too, so this project, you know, there were several hundred people that, you know, went to work bringing the electrical, the construction, all those other pieces here to support our efforts to satisfy our customers. >> reporter: among those other

businesses, barry swenson builders, busting out of the construction slump with more tech industry-fueled south bay real estate projects than they've seen in years. >> absolutely. and actually a little by concerned about what we're going to do come late spring. >> reporter: because? >> because we have so much volume at this point, and just want to make sure that we have the right people in the right places to make sure those jobs get done correctly. >> reporter: the busier they are in here, the busier they'll be out here. >> we think it hopefully will continue into the next couple years. >> reporter: gradually building up the local economy. now, the jobless rate for the entire country came in today at 7.0%. the lowest rate we've seen in five years. but we should mention that economists say if you take in those who are on the sidelines and not looking for work and the underemployed, that 7% rate would actually be much higher,

closer 13%. in san jose, scott budman, nbc bay area news. >> thanks, scott. still unemployment by all measures so down this month and economic growth is up. outpacing forecasts. all this after a government shutdown in october. so coming up in "reality check" we take a look at whether all those experts who were downplaying the effects of the shutdown were actually right. that's coming up in about 20 minutes. bad weather in idaho today grounded the aerial search for a missing pilot and plane from san jose. only ground crews maneuvered through the rough terrain. 51-year-old dale smith which is the co-founder of serial tech was flying his family members from oregon to montana on sunday when he reported engine trouble over idaho. several family members are waiting anxiously in boise for any word. >> you know, we're just trying to be there to support one another, and, you know, we're hoping for a positive outcome. we're hoping by some miracle by the grace of god we're going to be able to find our family members that they were able to have a safe landing and that

they're just waiting for us to come and rescue them and bring them home. >> situation is tough, though. snowfall is expected this weekend, and forecasters are predicting nighttime temperatures to dip below zero. some san francisco police officers will trade in their uniforms for seattle seahawks gear on sunday. it's just one of the ways police hope to deal with rowdy fans at candlestick park for the 49er game against seattle. the seahawks crushed the niners in seattle in november. for greg sur showed off example of the gear for his officers. there it is. he also said there will be more officers on duty for the game. well, one thing is for sure, everyone is going to have to bundle up for that game, jeff. >> yes, it is definitely going to be chilly. across the bay area, we have our cold weather. snow flurry reports today. los gatos and st. helena coming in with snow flurries. we should have picture kocomingp in later weather reports. it's raining in san francisco.

cold, dangerous rain moves across the bay area. roadways are extremely slick. temperatures are beginning to drop into the 30s. we'll definitely have patchy areas of ice forming on our roads tonight. also those areas of low snow just north of calastoga, also across mt. hamilton at this hour. what we want to do is break apart this winter weather advisory for the bay area. it's in effect for the east bay, the south bay and also the peninsula. and for the hills of the north bay. just at 2,500 feet. we're looking at that snow level that could go as low as 1,500 feet with possibly 1 to 2 inches of snowfall there. then by tomorrow morning, we may actually get a rain/snow mix down to the valley floor. the big question right now remains how much is going to be left tomorrow morning when those temperatures get at their coldest? nonetheless, if you're also traveling up here to the north, let's say toward redding, winter storm warning in place. 3 to 6 inches of snow there. throughout tomorrow morning, a foot of snow possible across portions of the sierras. really no matter which direction

you go from the bay area, you're going to encounter dangerous roadway conditions. right now on the radar, we're finding the heaviest rainfall throughout san francisco. a little bit of yellow and orange pick up on the radar. getting tense through parts of the marina and half moon bay, it's at a pretty good clip at this our. the sky cameras showing us rain right now. 50 in san francisco. the other thing we want to highlight is not only is it wet and dangerous on the roadways, but winds are beginning to pick up. we could see them at about 20 miles per hour as we head throughout later on this evening. best advice, if you don't need to be out tonight, cuddle up or something next to the fireplace. grab the extra blanket. that's probably going to be the best advice for you. all right. let's take a look here at the south bay forecast. we are looking at a possibility of some snow flurries there at 7:00 a.m. with temperatures in the upper 30s. but you can see once you get past the morning hours a lot of sunshine coming into the forecast. so the real concern in that forecast for saturday will mainly be here for the morning hours. you'll also see here for the north bay, east bay and the tri

valley that possibility of some rain/snow mix there in the morning hours with temperatures right near the freezing mark. we'll continue to track this coming up. here's one interesting thing to wrap things up. we've got more snow across the bay area right now than tahoe has falling on that current radar. how's that for you? >> that's pretty interesting, actually. thanks, jeff. >> sure. coming up, under fire again. the advice mcdonald's is giving to its employees this holiday season that some are kauli inca offensive and tone deaf. the epa looking for more information on toxic air concerns and it was sparked by an nbc bay area investigation.

they thought they had nailed it down. federal experts aren't so sure that they know everything they want to know about toxic vapors in and around a superfund site in mountain view. nbc bay area's investigative unit first broke that story more than a year ago and tonight investigative reporter has the latest letter from the epa to regional water officials about what needs to happen next. >> jessica, that's right.

this is letter dated december 3rd of this year, just a couple of days ago to the toxics leanup division chief for san francisco bay's regional water quality control board. now, that water quality control board serves as the lead agency in charge of some of these locations that are part of the n.e.w. superfund site which is located around mountain view just outside moffitt field's gates. the epa wants to know more about toxic vapors that have been discovered outside the superfund site boundaries. the epa says in this letter, "it has identified data gaps that must be filled to fully evaluate the potential for vapor intrusion into some of the buildings in and around the superfund site boundaries." the letter outlines steps needed to help fill in these data gaps. the letter also lists seven different building locations where these vapors could be a concern. five are in sunnyvale. one in south san jose. one in palo alto.

one in santa clara. and one in mountain view. next week, community leaders will gather to discuss all of this at a public meeting scheduled in mountain view. and as always, we will stay on top of this story. jessica, diane? >> all right. thank you very much, steven. still ahead at 6:00, we're still following the cold weather that has taken a deadly turn. and then remembering nelson mnman dela. the world reflecting. we're looking deeper into his impacts right here in the bay area. i'm sam brock. it was an armageddon-esque prediction. shut down the government and watch the economy crumble. two months later, our economy is actually coming back to life. were the shutdown dooms sayers wrong? "reality check" is coming up next.

turning now to the latest on developing bay area weather. within the last few hours, santa clara county officials confirmed that hypothermia has taken the lives of four people over the past few days. in each case, the victims were homeless and in the elements. south bay shelters say they're preparing more beds tonight, but also say that their san jose shelter wasn't even full last night. outreach groups handed out blankets today to people who either won't or can't come in from the cold. after two nights of near-freezing temperatures, the bay area is bracing for rain and what could be low-level snow as well. nbc bay area's chief meteorologist is frackitra is tracking the temperatures, rain and snow and has the latest

for you in less than 15 minutes. tributes are flowing in from around the world for nelson mandela. a memorial continues to grow since his death yesterday. today, south africa's president released the first information on how mandela will be honored. after ten days of national mourning, a state funeral will be held. president and mrs. obama are among those scheduled to attend along with every living u.s. president and various other leaders from around the world. mandela will be buried december 15th in a private service in the village where he grew up. nbc bay area's joe rosato jr. shows us how mandela is being remembered by a few people here in the bay area who played a small role in mandela's effort to end apartheid. >> reporter: there are many pictures in the collection of reverend cecile williams but the one he counts as his most precious is the photo of him with nelson mandela. >> that picture you see of me speaking from after greeting him at that particular point is a picture that i cherish.

>> reporter: the picture was taken during mandela's 1990 visit to the oakland coliseum four months after released from prison. williams was there to greet him. >> i was just so, so overcome by this man who was not just soft spoken, but who articulated and interpreted to people his genuine humanness. >> reporter: williams was asked to speak before mandela. the memory flooded back yesterday when he learned mandela died at age 95. >> i went numb. i just said, you know, we've lost something that was so important. >> demonstrators scuffled with police and more than 150 people were arrested. >> reporter: williams was among protesters arrested in 1985 in demonstrations at uc berkeley calling for the university to divest from south africa. assemblywoman nancy skinner helped organize the protest as a cal student. >> we had over 100-day sit-ins. celebrity arrests where we went

to the office of the president and basically said, you know, we won't move until we see divest. >> reporter: the city of berkeley was among the first in the u.s. to vote to divest from south africa. skinner remembers during mandela's 1990 visit, he counted cal's vote to divest as a critical moment against apartheid. >> when he was released and came to oakland to the coliseum, it was thrilling we had a role not only in his release but a change to freedom and democracy in south africa. >> reporter: williams calls mandela the world's greatest liberator. a soft spoken man who said volumes with his action and words. >> he did it with the power of his wisdom and with his power of his action and with the power of his concern for human kind. >> reporter: joe rosato jr., nbc bay area news. some are asking if mcdonald's executives have lost touch with reality tonight, after a post on the company's

employee-only website offered advice on tipping opares and nan nannies. the tipping recommendations come as fast food workers who earn an average of $9 an hour went on strike across the nation this week pushing for an increase in minimum wage. in addition to guidelines for tipping, the post included pricey tip suggestions for massage therapists, dog walkers and personal trainers. the post was removed this afternoon following heavy media coverage. okay. remember the government shutdown and the debate it sparked among politicians and political pundits? one side claiming a shutdown could push us back into recession, the other saying it would have almost no impact on our economy. >> well, less than two months after that shutdown, the stock market has reached new record highs and the jobs reports have been better than almost anyone expected. so does that end the argument, you ask? in tonight's "reality check" sam brock looks at whether economic warnings were more bark than bite. >> hello, sam. >> diane, good evening. there's definitely disagreement at the time over how catastrophic a shutdown would be. economic reports this week would

suggest not that catastrophic. but here's the key. it's not about what the job numbers are but what they could have been without a shutdown. the answer is, no one knows who's right. it was a black eye for our country. the two-week period in october when the federal government flat-out shut down. depending on which lawmaker you heard from, the results would prove either terrible or barely noticeable. >> past shutdowns have disrupted the economy significantly. this one would, too. >> i want to say most americans, realize the government shutdown has no impact on their daily lives. they got their mail today, going to get their social security checks. >> reporter: so who's right? a few months later and job prospects are looking up. thanks to sizable gains in construction, manufacturing, and other sectors. the u.s. added 203,000 jobs in november. and unemployment sank to a five-year low of 7%. not bad for a creaky economy.

right? >> having that first number start with a 2, having the 200,000-plus job numbers is really good. people will be encouraged by that. >> reporter: gregory roston with stanford's institute for economic policy research says the economy is showing positive signs, but he cautions we still have a low labor participation rate, meaning plenty of folks are staying on the sidelines not looking for work or they're underemployed. >> pass a one-year delay of obama care. >> reporter: as for those shenanigans in washington, did we really survive unscathed? roston says that's extremely unlikely despite recent news. >> is this validation to all those folks, don't worry about a government shutdown, it won't really hurt our economy? >> i don't think so. this is something where you don't know what would have happened if we hadn't had the shutdown. we could have gotten this 250,000 job increase. there were a lot of people who cut gback on spending. consumer spenting dropped a lot. you had contractors who didn't have paychecks and it took a

while for this to come back. >> reporter: he reminds us another showdown could have dire consequences. that is because just about any economist will tell you uncertainty is horrible for businesses and hiring so job growth and spending may have stayed relatively stable despite the first shutdown. do not expect the first results in round two if that should occur. i'm sam brock. that's today's "reality check." back to you. >> thank you, sam. ahead at 6:00, he's about to take over one of the most prestigious jobs in tv history. but before he does, he talks to us about fame and family. the exclusive interview with jimmy fallon is just ahead. and good evening, i'm jeff ranieri. we're tracking this cold storm moving across the bay area. it's spreading rain and also some very low snow. right now, pockets of some very wet roadways here throughout the tri valley, from pleasanton, back into livermore. we'll have details on how low the snow could go early tomorrow morning in just a few minutes.

now an nbc bay area follow-up. a bay area genetic testing company is now kind of complying with an order by the fda to stop selling its gene testing kits. 23 me sells the tests online. customers get a small tube in the mail and send it to the company with a saliva sample for dna analysis. the analysis included the risk to develop various diseases. the fda, however, ordered the company to stop that last month saying 23 and me couldn't prove their technology was supported by science. so now the company has decided to continue selling the kits but says results will now be limited to ancestry-related information and raw uninterpreted genetic data. i can interpret the weather outside. it is really cold.

>> you're hired. >> it's cold inside and it's freezing outside. >> it really is. literally. getting close to the freezing mark. get this. parts of california with snow as low as 600 feet. we've got pictures. we're going to show that to you coming up and let you know how low it could go across the south bay tomorrow morning.

in two months he's going to take over one of the most ill lu lustriosu jobs on television. it's a high-stakes move for an entertainer who has bay area ties. tonight, raj mathai has "the interview" are jimmy. >> reporter: in two months he'll take over one of the most illustrious jobs in the history of television. jimmy fallon will replace jay leno on the "tonight show." it's a high-stakes move for an

entertainer with bay area ties. tonight "the interview" with jimmy fallon. >> from studio 16, rockefeller center, the national broadcasting company presents "late night with jimmy fallon." >> reporter: this was not a red-carpet event. instead a simple visit to our nbc bay area studios. >> hi, guys. >> reporter: for jimmy fallon, there's no such thing as simple. >> my dream job was to work at ibm, and like -- >> your dad. >> my dad did, absolutely. that was my actual dream job. i thought that's the type of job you could get. >> reporter: the 39-year-old fallon is a rare breed of funny. his disarming style behind the scenes translates into ratings gold on stage. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: no back stabbing, no crazy things. leno calls you one night and says, hey, this is the call, ready? >> his voice is much higher, but very close. i think after the whole conan

jay thing went down and he came back to the show, calls me up, i'm not gunning for your show, i appreciate you. i've been friends with jay before i was doing talk shows. i said, let's do this the right way. i'm happy being here at 12:37 a.m., whatever, you know, time slot i'm at. i'm with my wife in new york. and no one's bothering us. our show is not until late. so we're fine. thanks, i appreciate it. it's going to be fine. i go, when you're ready to step down, let's do it the right way. >> reporter: whether it's dancing with the first lady or egg smash with tom cruise, fallon has a way of getting people to do things they normally wouldn't do. >> that's surreal. surreal. we're doing a comedy sketch with the president and it's called slow jam the news where we take serious news stories and just make them, like, into an r&b slow jam. >> you should slow jam here one

time. >> i'll slow jam for you guys whenever you guys want know, i will. at the end of that bit normally we finish with it, i go, that's how we slow jam the news. whoever i'm slow jamming with goes, oh, yeah. and so the president, rehearsing, he goes, that's how we slow jam the news. i look at him, he goes, oh, yeah. t do you want -- he goes, nah. the secret service guy whisks me away. >> oh, yeah. >> give it up for president barack obama. >> you're a new yorker. borner a raise born and raised. your wife is from here in the bay area. you're one of us now. sort of. >> marin county. she talks it about all the time. she loves you guys so much. any time we see anything on tv, a movie, she's like, i used to go there and hang out. >> marin academy high school. >> marin academy. absolutely. she loves it so much. you mention anything. even a word that rhymes with marin. she has so many great memories

here. we have a lot of friends, family friends in the bay area. >> you're a new father. you look good in terms of sleep depravation. >> a lot of plastic surgery. a lot of botox. can i show you a photo? >> sure. >> she's almost 5 months old. her name is winnie. winnie rose. this is, we had her passport photo taken. >> a passport photo? getting ready for russia? >> she's getting ready to go to the olympics, like, i don't want to leave this country. i want to hang out in my crib. >> reporter: you're a proud dad. success has come your way. it's been hard. you haven't been shy about talking about the conceiving, in terms of fertility issues. >> we've been trying to have a baby for five years, 5 1/2 years. which is -- it's just tough, not easy at all. of course, there's probably people out there that tried longer than that, who are still trying. to them, i say, have hope and hang in there because whatever, however way it happens, it's so worth it. >> last question. when you retire way down the

road, what are you going to be doing? >> well, i always wanted to be a mailman. i just like that, that job they get to wear shorts, they get to drive in the weird car that doesn't have a door on one side, the wheel is on the other side. think you're in england? these guys have no rules. it's kind of a remember bebelli. >> mailman fallon. thank you for your time. >> good to see you. thanks, raj. >> we kept talking for a while. very genuine guy. fallon's "tonight show" debut is february 17th. >> i have to say, he was super fun to be here. we did all those promos with him. it was really fun. he was just as gracious and just as funny in real life as you see him on tv. >> that's nice to hear. >> i walked in apparently just as he had left. i missed the whole thing. >> really nice guy. really nice guy. remember, february 17th. >> you missed him, too. >> don't feel, bad, diane. i wasn't here either. >> thank you. >> i was visiting the

forecasting office compiling the numbers. >> you were working? >> yes. >> never stop. all right. snow flurry reports today. in case you missed it earlier. los gatos, st. helena. we're likely in for more of that. we'll show you how low it is going in parts of california. 339 feet. enough snow to cover the ground. remember, we love to see your pictures. with the low snow as we head into the overnight hours. early tomorrow morning. #bayareasnow or send it us to isee@nbcbayarea.com. now, let's get a look at the radar right now. what you're going to notice, this rain, widespread coverage from the north bay all the way dune to the south way. we're tracking the most consistent snow this hour across mt. hamilton. that's going two continuing to come down tonight. let's get to what's impacting everybody the most now and that's the cold, wet dangerous rain falling across petaluma toward san rafael, including downtown san francisco. we're finding the heaviest

pockets across the peninsula from half moon bay and portions of palo alto. tonight, expect scattered areas of rainfall. let's get to the next thing. the bay area winter weather advisory at 2,500 feet as he head throughout tomorrow morning. snow could range anywhere from 1 to 3 inches at this point. i do think the worst location when it comes to traveling will be that highway 17 corridor from about los gatos down into santa cruz. that's one spot you want to avoid as we head throughout the next 24-hour period. now let's get you into that sky camera network right now, shows temperatures at about 50 degrees and rain here in the north bay. san francisco and the east bay as well. and the other thing we want to highlight is the fact not only is it wet out there. temperatures are dropping. we have a few areas of low snow. that wind is going to continue to pick up tonight. right now it's at 9 miles per hour. we could see gusts as high as 25 miles per hour into early tomorrow morning. let's move things on. to the thing you're probably wanting to know the most. when does the rain move out of the bay area? and when is our best chance of some snow? see right now the model is

lining up perfectly. we have rain coverage across the bay area at this hour. as we head throughout tonight, we're going to keep scattered areas of rainfall across the bay. then as we head throughout tomorrow morning, look out for these areas of pink that are going to pop up in the south bay. throughout san jose, down to about morgan hill. that's a rain/snow mix on the valley floor, computers picking up on it. the best chance will be into the santa clara valley. we head throughout 8:00, 9:00, 10:00 in the morning, that clears out and we'll have sunny skies for the rest of your saturday. morning is the biggest speed bump. throughout the afternoon, it stays chilly. jacket weather in place. 47. that's it. for your daytime high in san jose. san mateo, also expecting upper 40s. san francisco, 46 along the embarcadero. north bay, east bay and tri valley, you're not going to notice too much of a difference with the cold storm moving overhead. 44 likely one of our coldest in santa rosa. livermore at 47. danville, 45. if you heare heading out of the bay area, winter conditions all around, up toward lake tahoe.

into tomorrow morning. we're looking at possibly a foot of snow, ladies. no matter where you go, you're going to get winter weather. finally feels like the holidays in december in the bay area. the past five years i don't think it's been on track. >> it's good, jeff. we're getting used to it. we like it. let's turn things over to sports. jim kozimor joins us from the comcast sportsnet newsroom. going to be dicey this weekend. >> i'm betting diane is going to get on the slopes. i bet she's going to look -- she saw jeff's weather. she's got her boots on. >> you know me well, jim. i am wearing the boots, but i have that job that gets in the way tomorrow. >> all right. darn that job. i hate when it gets in the way. let's talk a little football. it does not get bigger for the 49ers. this sunday's game against the seattle seahawks. all right. the 49ers are not going to win the division, they have to fight for the final playoff spot. a wildcard berth. also they have the memory of the week two 29-3 drubbing in seattle. still fresh in their mind.

the good news, left tackle joe sta is going to play. that's a big help in what the 49ers are calling a must-win game. >> it's imperative that we win this game because, i mean, this is seattle. you know, they're 11 in, what? 11-1, i believe. they've been playing good football. everyone is talking about them saying they're this, that. they're so good. so it's imperative that we beat this team and come out with the victory. i mean, we can't accept anything less. all right. how about the silver and black? raiders quarterback settled on undrafted rookie matt mcgloin. oakland could not pull out a win in dallas on thanksgiving day. time to prepare for the next one. coach dennis allen liked what he saw from the first year single caller when he was on a big stage. >> going to the mecca of football in new york, you know, i don't think that's anything that's really going to affect him that much. i think he understands what he's got to do.

i've been very impressed with the way he's handled himself, specifically for an undrafted rookie. all right. to basketball. warriors in houston. that's right. dwight howard and the rockets ready to go. first quarter warriors already down ten. dwight howard pulls down the offensive rebound. gets the hoop. look at that. he was falling town. still got the shot to go. and the free throw. second quarter, warriors down 21. clay thompson turns it over. harden dents the rim with that one. right now rockets up 83-59, this one in the third quarter. more basketball. kobe bryant announcing via facebook he will make his season debut sunday against the toronto raptors. the 18-year veteran tore his achilles tendon. he said he will probably play reduced minutes when he does return. facebook. isn't that for suburban moms? to the ice. sharks in carolina. christmas spirit alive in carolina. third period, kings down one.

nash scores on the deflection. third of the year. ties the game. later in the third, going to jam one past alex stalock. 5-3, sharks losing on the road. seattle mariners agreeing to a contract with five-time all-star second baseman robinson cano formally of the yankees. big payday. first contract negotiated by jay-z, cano's agent. .217, 17 home runs in 2013 with the yankees. and soccer. u.s. men's national team facing an uphill climb in the 2014 world cup. fifa announcing the draw, the u.s. landing in the group with ghana, who knocked them out of the last world cup, portugal and germany. it's dubbed the group of death. after the announcement, the u.s. went from 60-1 to win the whole thing to 150-1. that is not good. i don't gamble, bu that is not

good. that does it in sports. sharks and warriors, highlights tonight at 11:00. diane, i think you have a scratchy throat coming on. >> as long as it doesn't mean i have to come in. >> you're a good man, jim. will you come in for me? >> i'll do it. sign me up. >> all right. >> we're done. deal. >> we'll be right back.

thanks for watching nbc bay area news at 6:00. we'll continue to follow the cold weather that's killed four people in santa clara county, also the possibilities of snow. >> yeah. plus we'll have the latest on the release of the bay area man that's been held in north korea for six weeks, tonight at 11:00. thanks for joining us. thanks, diane.

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